Adjustable toolholder



July 3, 1945- F. A. HARTUNG 2,379,520

ADJUSTABLE TOOL HOLDER Filed March 16, 1944 1f Z3 a z5 l! E Patented July 3, 19454 V- j; 'y V' 53795205, i.. i ADJUSTABLE TooLHoLDER; f

` v Frederick vHartung', Salem, Mass;` l

l i Application Maren 16, 1944g`sefia1-Nor52sjea,

n 3 Claims.

The *present invention relates 'to improvements in adjustable tool holders',- and is applicable more particularly for use in connection with milling and grinding machines byI which-tool edges are' ground and formed. n

Theprimary object of the invention is to pro'- vide an improved adjustable tool holder for holding cutting tools insuch position that the grinding wheel will grind the cutting? edges of the tools tothe precise angle desi-red: 1 `Atthe present time it is the" custom of the trade to hold the tool by' hand and shape it by manually holding it Aagainst the grinding wheel. This-manual method makes for a yconsiderable amountI of vibration. When thetool-ha'sa car# boloid cutting edgethe vibrationcauses the edge toi chip. This results ina considerableamount of waste in time, material and effort. It is the object and purpose of the present invention to' provide a'mechanical holder which will eliminate such vvibration in the; tool with the result that the angle is `cut exactly in accordance with the specifications.

' Other objects of the invention are to provide for simplicity in the mechanical detailsy and assembly of the holder; in facilitating the matter ofangular adjustment of the holder and tool, to 'so mount the adjustable'holder in conjunction with a. `scale that its angular'position may be accurately arrived at without delay and without intermediate calculation, andto provide means whereby the '-tool edgev may be presented to the periphery of the' grinding Wheel at a variety of successive'angles in two directions at substantiallyright angles toone another, thus,v giving to-the yholder a wide. amplitude of adjustable movement to enableiall desired angles of the tool cutting edge to be presented to thev grinding wheel. l

^-`With the foregoing-and'other objects in view,

the invention will be more-fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the'claims appended hereto. y 'Inthe drawing, wherein like symbols refer to like'or corresponding parts throughout the sev-v (Cl.;5.`1 220)v Y Figure 4 is a'fragmentary side elevation like Figure 1 with the elevating attachment-moved to a'subsequent-position.' I

Referring more particularly to' the .diawng,

5 l0 designates a grinding wheel andflfftheftool to be ground. Such tool Il is carried-inatool having thereon, in a'preferably central-gposition,y

ani-ndex IT adapted to befldeflected over "scales I8 inscribed upon the peripheral'edge of acir`.

`cular disci-9. InH the front face of -tlfieldisdis a. socket 2l) of:l circular form having a 'circular perimeter. Received lin suchv socket 2Uf'is'faboss orl bearing block 21?. formed integral vv-ithy the holdert2y and! projecting iro-m "the ce thereof'. AThe"rear'face off the-holder it? n contact with the front facel off the vdisc i9 and is adaptedlto rotate thereon with` the bossgZ-l forming the journal and the w-alfIsvY-fof' thej dise socketl constitutingthe bearinglupon Winch this rotation devolves. Inl other. words' thebs's 2l has a. circular edgetcr accuratelyjii'ttingfthe perimeter of the socket 20; 'f--Themeeting vliaces cular disc ISf and boss-21. The threaded portion.

of pivot; screw 2v2 isthreaded'into an internally threaded opening V23' of 'the holder IZ.' Thescrew head 21k-'engages `a washer 254 is 4inter-posed between such screw'head 24 and the rear-'edge aboss y26-wlsiich is formed integral withthedi'sc 40 t9 and outstandsv fromthefrear faceftheedt; Through thisY boss' ZB- is alsof formed' a smooth walledopeningforthe passage ofthe smootlflportioni'oftheshank of the locking screw N.:` 'The' base of the Vdevice; is? indicated at 21 and .1,5v itis made integral with the circular discl'. The

relation ofthe disc i9 and the base 2l' aresuch that theyfcombinc to'formf angle-ironsp port. The base 2l extendsv out from 'the/rear lower portion of the" diselS.- The bottom and top 'surfaces 28 vand 2'9of the` base 2l converge in a direction away from the disci'fthe two surfaces 2'8 and Z'Qfbeing mutuallyinclindl yfor this'v4 purpose.. Ati the 'rear edge'ofuthe dise-the surfaicesr Zgt'andjzs" approach one# another Aat :a

53 rathersmall acute angle. Thisd'm'partsawedg cut-away at itsfupper 1 shape form to the base 21. The inclination of the bottom surface 28 is such as to hold the circular disc I9 at an angle to the vertical or in a diagonal position and the lower edge of the disc I9 which is truncated is shaped on this same planar surface as the bottom surface 28.

The top inclined surface 29 cooperates with a shank 30 of an adjusting device. The bottom surface 3| of the shank 30 is adapted to lie in contact with the top surface 29 of the base 21 and to be affixed `thereto by two for more screws 32 or other fastening means which will yprevent .the sidewise movement of the elevating device.

The shank 30 carries bearing discs 33 supporting a. shaft 34 in which a tumbler or rotator block 35 is journaled. This block is made up of the stepped faces 36, 31, 38 and 39 progressively at greater distances from the center of the drum or blockI 35. These faces in addition to the step 49 between the highest surface 30 and the lowest surface 36 compose the entire peripheral surface of the rotatable drum 35.

At 4I is shown the bed of the machine, for instance the magnetic chuck or milling machine upon which the base 21 and the drum 3'5 are adapted to rest.

In the operation of the tool, by backing olf the locking screw 22, as by applying a suitable wrench to the hexagonal or other head 24, the holder I2 carrying the clamped tool II is free to rotate about an axis passing through the center of the screw 22. The burden of this rotation is, however, carried not by the screw 22 but by the larger bearing surfaces of the cylindrical boss 2l and socket 2l).l The screw 22 may .be carried around with the holder I2 due to friction in the threads 23, or the screw 22 may remain stationary while the threaded opening at 23 rotates relatively to thethreaded portion of the screw 22. Figure 3 shows in full lines the vertical position of the holder and tool, and in dotted lines other assumable positions with corresponding angular cuts indicated in the working edge of the tool. In this Way the holder I2 which holds the tool H in place can be angularly adjusted so that the grinding f uation is in the center or vuppermost portion of the edge I8 and that two scales are struck off from this origin point, one scale proceeding to the right and the other to the left. lOne scale is for by means of the elevating drum 35. In Figure 1 the shortest radius surface 38 is illustrated as resting upon the supporting surface 4I; in which case the lower base surface 28 lies throughout in contact with this supporting surface 4I.

In Figure 4 the drum 35 is shown as having been rotated through approximately 180, bringing an intermediate surface 38 against the support 4I. Inasmuch as this surface 38 is a greater distance from the center of rotation of the drum 35, the drum and with it the right end of the base 21 will be to that extent elevated. For this purpose the front edge of the disc I9 is the fulcrum for the leverage exerted. In this way, by the selective rotation of the drum 35 one or more of the stepped faces 36, 31, 38 and 39 which are at various radial distances from the drum center of rotation, can

one side face of the tool vII while the other lscale again rotated into binding relation with the. parts by giving the same a partial right hand, turn whereby the holder I2 will be drawn into tight frictional engagement against `the circular disc I9 so that the reaction of the grinding wheel IIJ against the tool II will not be able to dislodge the holder I2 from its set angular position. By loosening and subsequently tightening the locking screw 22 the angular lateral adjustment of the tool holder I2 may be performed with great facility and celerity.

.Therefore the graduated cylindrical scalesi* govern the angle at which the tool II lisheld to the grinding wheel I0. The tool holder is also susceptible of a forward and rearward adjustment be brought to the lowest position for seating upon the supporting surface 4I and thus changing the angle at which the tool edge is presented to the grinding wheel I 0. In the position shown in Figure 1 the grinding wheel III is cutting the clearance angle of the tool II. The usual clearance angle in the majority of hand ground tools is ten degrees and'thi's marking may be made alongside the drum` surface 36. Alongside the surface 31 may be marked the notation 7, opposite the surface 38 the notation 5 and along the drum surface 3S the notation 21/2". Certain carbide tools require a clearance of less than 10 degrees and in orderto accomplish this the elevating attachment may be tted to the base 21. When the drum is turned from the position shown in Figure l, the clearance will be reduced to meet the specifications of carbide and carboloid tools. In other words the base 21 is tapered to give the device the standard 10 degrees angle and also to facilitate the attachment of the shank 30 of the elevating device thereto.

rfhe shoulder I3 forms an angle pocket with the front surface of the tool holder I2 so that the toolI I is held upon two sides. In placing the tool, the tool bit II is located against the front surface of the holder I2 and then slid along until it abuts the shoulder I3. The clamp bar I4 is then tightened upon the tool ll. Thus the toolA is held upon three sides as indicated in Figure 2, and the tool is held to proper alinement and in a proper relationship with respect to the scaleuIS and the index I1 for accurate angular cutting.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction` and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of th following claims: i l

V/'hat is claimed is:

1. An adjustable tool holder comprising a tool holder member, a support member therefor, a base member extending off the lower reary face of the support member and having mutually inclined lower and upper surfaces, elevating means having a part to lie along and be affixed to said upper inclined surface, said means comprising a shank lying along said upper inclined surface of the base member, bearings on the shank, a shaft journalled in ,said bearings, and a drum rotatable on said shaft and having circumferentially stepped chord surfaces at various radial distances from the center of rotation.

r2. An adjustable tool holder comprising a tool holder member, a base support having mutually inclined lower Sand upper surfaces, a shanklying along said upper inclined surface of the base member, bearings on the shank, a shaft journalled in said bearings, and a block rotatable on said shaft and having stepped surfaces to tilt said base support to various angles,

3. An adjustable tool holder comprising a tool holder member and a support member for supporting the holdermember for angular adjust-- ing movement, said members respectively having` 

